BAKGROUND
Umeå university is managing approximately 150 million (SEK) for a number of foundations. Consideration is being made towards an investment policy which for example prohibits investments in arms, drugs and pornography. We think that a prohibition of investments in the extraction of fossil fuels also is of importance.

We call on Umeå University to:
1. Update their investment policy so that it prohibits investments in investment funds and shares of fossil fuel companies.

2. Sell of their invested capital in investment funds and shares of fossil fuel companies within 2 years.

Umeå university is public and owned by the state. That's why we think it's reasonable that the university should act towards the best interest of the public. We think that a university should represent young people and symbolise the future. To invest capital in fossil fuel companies such as Lundin Petroleum and Exxon mobile is in our opinion a threat to the planet and to the future of young people.

Campaigns such as this one take small steps towards weakening the fossil fuel industry which has far too much power and influence over our society and our future. The aim of the divestment is to change the norms of the society which would benefit from this and other environmental movements, even if the capital and influence of Umeå university is tiny in a global perspective. Together we can form public opinon that questions the fossil fuel companies. We certainly hope that Umeå university will agree with us.